<p>The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 5-4 in Game 6 and will now move on to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the playoffs. Below are the highlights from the game&#8230;</p>
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<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for the Oilers to open the scoring. Just over one minute into the game, Connor McDavid redirected a fake-shot-pass by Evan Bouchard from the point past Joonas Korpisalo&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">connor mcdavid gives the oilers an early lead in game six directing home a beautiful evan bouchard feed. <a href="https://t.co/AjaB6W7PTo">pic.twitter.com/AjaB6W7PTo</a></p>
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<p>The Kings rebounded a few minutes later to tie the score at 1-1. Vincent Desharnais fumbled a puck in transition, the Kings were able to set up in Edmonton&#8217;s zone, and Sean Durzi ripped a shot from the point through a screened Stuart Skinner&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">the la kings tie the game at 1. <a href="https://t.co/7eTyWQGVM2">pic.twitter.com/7eTyWQGVM2</a></p>
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<p>The Oilers put themselves back out in front later in the first period when Klim Kostin carried the puck into L.A.&#8217;s zone and sniped a shot blocker side on Korpisalo&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">klim kostin gets the oilers their lead back. <a href="https://t.co/7xJhqJK7Zu">pic.twitter.com/7xJhqJK7Zu</a></p>
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<p>Early in the second period, the Oilers got an opportunity with the man advantage and they capitalized to extend their lead to 3-1. Connor McDavid fed a cross-zone pass to Leon Draisaitl who wired a one-timer into the back of the net for his seventh goal of the series&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">leon draisaitl scores his seventh goal of the series in game six extending the oilers&#39; lead to 3-1. <a href="https://t.co/zvurTRiZHj">pic.twitter.com/zvurTRiZHj</a></p>
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<p>The Oilers got into some penalty trouble later in the second frame and allowed the Kings back into the game. First, with Nick Bjugstad in the penalty box for holding, Adrian Kempe sniped a goal from Edmonton&#8217;s right faceoff circle to make the score 3-2&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">adrian kempe makes it a 3-2 game. <a href="https://t.co/fuU2HPegPe">pic.twitter.com/fuU2HPegPe</a></p>
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<p>A few minutes later, with Mattias Ekholm in the box for high sticking, Kevin Fiala tied the game at 3-3 with his first goal of the series&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">first it was kempe with a powerplay goal moments ago, now it&#39;s kevin fiala. this game is tied at 3. <a href="https://t.co/USYxHAVd97">pic.twitter.com/USYxHAVd97</a></p>
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<p>Just two minutes after the Kings tied the game, the Oilers put themselves back on top thanks to a clutch goal from Klim Kostin. Just before the Kostin goal, Kings captain Anze Kopitar was able to take Stuart Skinner down behind the net without a penalty being called&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">anze kopitar takes out stuart skinner, it doesn&#39;t get called, then klim kostin goes to score and make it a 4-3 game. chaos. <a href="https://t.co/UbxLTLTVeP">pic.twitter.com/UbxLTLTVeP</a></p>
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<p>The Oilers had a good chance to extend their lead with a power play early in the third period but it was the Kings who again tied the game with a short-handed goal. Skinner was trying to play the puck to Evan Bouchard and his stick gave out on him right as Phillip Danault was approaching the net&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">stuart skinner coughs up a puck and danault makes it 4-4. <a href="https://t.co/TyAQzFe3yJ">pic.twitter.com/TyAQzFe3yJ</a></p>
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<p>With just over three minutes left on the clock and the two teams tied at 3-3, Kailer Yamamoto came through with his first goal of the series to put the Oilers on top&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">a long shot from kailer yamamoto finds its way into the back of the net. 5-4 oilers late in the third of game six. <a href="https://t.co/B4uVhKBYwb">pic.twitter.com/B4uVhKBYwb</a></p>
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The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 5-4 in Game 6 and will now move on to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the playoffs. Below are the highlights from the game...


<h2 style="text-align: center"><strong>GAME HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY BETWAY</strong></h2>
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It didn't take long for the Oilers to open the scoring. Just over one minute into the game, Connor McDavid redirected a fake-shot-pass by Evan Bouchard from the point past Joonas Korpisalo...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652497022266789888?s=20

The Kings rebounded a few minutes later to tie the score at 1-1. Vincent Desharnais fumbled a puck in transition, the Kings were able to set up in Edmonton's zone, and Sean Durzi ripped a shot from the point through a screened Stuart Skinner...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652499829128577024?s=20

The Oilers put themselves back out in front later in the first period when Klim Kostin carried the puck into L.A.'s zone and sniped a shot blocker side on Korpisalo...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652501819330011137?s=20

Early in the second period, the Oilers got an opportunity with the man advantage and they capitalized to extend their lead to 3-1. Connor McDavid fed a cross-zone pass to Leon Draisaitl who wired a one-timer into the back of the net for his seventh goal of the series...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652511978911350785?s=20

The Oilers got into some penalty trouble later in the second frame and allowed the Kings back into the game. First, with Nick Bjugstad in the penalty box for holding, Adrian Kempe sniped a goal from Edmonton's right faceoff circle to make the score 3-2...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652513322183413762?s=20

A few minutes later, with Mattias Ekholm in the box for high sticking, Kevin Fiala tied the game at 3-3 with his first goal of the series...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652514905709244416?s=20

Just two minutes after the Kings tied the game, the Oilers put themselves back on top thanks to a clutch goal from Klim Kostin. Just before the Kostin goal, Kings captain Anze Kopitar was able to take Stuart Skinner down behind the net without a penalty being called...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652515843090030596?s=20

The Oilers had a good chance to extend their lead with a power play early in the third period but it was the Kings who again tied the game with a short-handed goal. Skinner was trying to play the puck to Evan Bouchard and his stick gave out on him right as Phillip Danault was approaching the net...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652529202611232771?s=20

With just over three minutes left on the clock and the two teams tied at 3-3, Kailer Yamamoto came through with his first goal of the series to put the Oilers on top...

https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1652532806847983620?s=20

Game Highlights +6.0: Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 5-4

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